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H. R. WARREN PAPER BOX Filed April 15 1.921

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HAROLD RAYMOND WARREN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO P. R. WAR-nnn oomrnmr, or on'osn'rrs.

EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- IPAPER BOX.

Application filed April 15, 1921. Serial No. 461,624.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, HAROLD RAYMOND WARREN,a citizen of the United States,re-

siding at Boston, county of Suffolk, State of E Massachusetts, haveinvented a certain new 7 and useful Improvement in Paper Boxes, of

which the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to folded blank boxes and has special referenceto that class of boxes which are employed as display containers forarticles of merchandise.

The invention has for an object to provide 115 a display boxer-containermade from a single blank or sheet of material having a .portion adapted,when the box is set up, to constitute a display card on which may beprinted advertising or othermatter having ac reference to the contentsof the container.

' Another object of the invention is to provide a display box orcontainer of the character above referred to in which the entire exposedsurface of thebox, including the as display face of the display cardportion, lies entirely upon one side or face of the blank, so that saidblank may be printed on one side only but may, nevertheless, whenfolded, constitute a box having the desired 30 attractive appearance.

A further object of the .invention is to provide a combined box anddisplay card composed of a single sheet of material which may be storedand shipped in flat form, but

355 which is out in such shape that is may be folded to form the box andto retain said box in set-up form without the use of adhesives, thedisplay card portion being extensible into display position or beingfold- 40 ablev into a position within the outline of the box whendesired for the purpose of compactness.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention, together with meanswhereby the same may be carried into efiect, willbest be understood fromthe following description of one form or embodiment thereof illus-'trated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

50 Fig. 1 is a plan of a blank formed of a single sheet of cardboard orother suitablematerial, ready to be folded into a box embodying theinvention. 4

Fig. 2 is a plan and Fig. 3 a perspective view of the box shown inFigure 1, folded and set up.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken substantially onthe line H ofFigure2.

The blank shown in Figure 1 comprises a series of alined panel portions5, 6, 7, 8.

and 9 constituting the sides and bottom of the folded box, said blankbeing scored or creased, as shown by the dotted lines, along thedividing lines between said body or panel portions to facilitate thefolding. The panel portion has at each end an extension flap dividedinto two parts 10 and 11 by a crease or score line 12. The panel port1on6 has at each. end an extension forming a flap 13 which is separatedfrom the adjacent flap 10, 11 by a slit 14:, The panel portion 8 has ateach end an extension which is divided by a crease or score line 15 toform the portions 16 and 17. The blank is creased along the dividinglines between the panel portions and the end flapportions so a that theend flap portions can be folded at right angles to the ends of saidpanel portions. The panelportion 9 is formed with a slit 18 along thefolding line 26 between said portion 9 and the portion 8, and extendingfor a considerable part of the length of said portion 9, but not for theentire length, and is also formed with two slits 19 and '20 extending atright angles to said slit 18 at the ends thereof for a part only of thewidth of the portion 9. The panel portion 7 is formed with a slit 8Oterminatingat its ends at the dividing line between the panel portions 7and 8, and at points within the ends of said panel portions, said slitbeing of such a form as to out from the panel portion 7 a display cardportion 31 of pleasing configuration.

When the blank is folded into box form, the panel portion 5 forms onevertical side of the box, the'panel portion'6 forms the real bottom ofthe box, the panel portions 7 and 8 form a double wall for the othervertical side of the box, and the panel portion 9 forms a falsebottom'for the box with an intermediate partition formed by turning up"the portion 21, from the panel portion 9, along the crease line 22. Theflap portions .at the ends of the panel portions 5, 6 and 8 are bent toform end walls and tuck flaps. In

setting up the box, the panel portions 5- out and 7 are first turned up,along the folding or score lines 23 and 24, respectively parallel witheach other and at right angles with the panel portion 6, leaving the endflaps still in extended form. Thenthe panel portion 8 is folded alongthose portions of the line 25 which lie beyond the ends of the slit 30,turning said panel portion 8 down against the inner face of the panelportion 7 and causing the display card portion 31 to move out of theplane of the panel portion 7 and assume an upright position above thedouble rear wall formed by the panel portions 7 and 8, said display cardportion constituting an extension of the panel portion 8. Atsubstantially the same time, the panel portion 9 is folded along theline 26 at right angles to the vertical wall 7, 8, so as to-lie flatupon the inner face of the bottom 6, and the tongue portion 21 is turnedup into vertical position to form a partition along the middle of thebottom of the box. The flap portions 16 are then bent along the creaselines 27 to form the ends of the box, and the portions 17 of said flapsbent along the crease lines 15 to lie against the inner face of the sidewall 5. The flap portions 13 are then turned up along the crease-lines28 into vertical positions outside the flapportions 16. The flapportions 10' are then bent along the crease lines 29 against the outerface of the flap portions 13, and the portions 11 are bent along thecrease lines 12 and tucked in between the ends of the double wall formedby the panels 7 and 8, thus locking the box in setup position.

It will thus be seen that the inner panel 7 of the blank forms, whensaid blank is folded, the outer portion or ply of the rear wall of thecompleted box, and that the outer panel 8 of the blank forms the innerportion or ply of said wall,'said outer panel 8 being, when the box isset up, folded inwardly over the inner panel 7 and carrying with it thedisplay card portion 31 which is swung rearwardly and upwardly intoupright position. Said display card portion 31 is an integral part ofthe single sheet of material from which the box is formed, being cutfrom the panel 7 which, when the box is set up, lies at theouter side ofthe box but at the rear thereof, so as to be .out of sight, therebyenabling the complete combined box and display card or sign to beformed, with a minimum number of panels, from a single sheet withoutdetracting from the appearance of the finished article. It will be alsonoted that the panels 7 and 8, with which the display card portion 31 isassociated, are alined with one another and with the bottom formingpanel 6, thereby providing for said display card portion withoutoffsetting, and permitting the blank as a whole, to apw ne proach inform quite closely to a rectangle, so that it may be out economicallyand with only a negligible waste of stock. Moreover, should it bedesired to dispense temporarily with the upwardly extending display cardportion 31, for purposes of compactness or otherwise, as in applyinga'cover or closure to the box, said display card portion may be foldedalong the 1111625 into the plane of the panel portion 7 so as to liewithin the outline or configuration of the box proper.

It will also be noted that all of the exposed portions of the containerwhen set up, including the front or display face of the display card 31,are on the same side of the unfolded blank, namely, the reverse of thatside shown in Figure 1, which forms the interior of the box so that itis necessary to use only a minimum quantity of stockand to coat the sameon one side only, the required printing or ornamentation being entirelyon. that side, and all portions of the other face of the blank beingconcealed when the box is set up in display position.

What I claim is:

1. A display box or container made from a single folded blank comprisinga plurality of panels and including three alined panels which form thebottom and one wall of the box, said blank having, in connection withone of said last named panels, a portion constituting a displaycardadapted, when the box is setup, to project from said wall, theentire exposed surface of said box, including the display face of saiddisplay card portion,

being uponthe reverse side of said blank being formed by two adjacentpanels, and

said display card portion being cut from one of said last named panelsand constituting an extension on the other, the entlre exposed surfaceof said box, including the displayface of said display card portion,being upon the reverse side of said blank from that forming the insideof thebox. Y

3. A display box or container made from a single folded blank comprisinga plurality of panel portions an inner one of which is cut to form .adisplay card extension of the next adjacent outer panel portion, theouter faces of the sides of said box being formed by the reverse side ofsaid blank from, that forming the inside of the box, and said outerpanel portion being folded inwardly over said inner panel portion tobring the reverse side thereof and reverseside of said display cardextension forward.

I 4. A display box or container made from a single folded blankcomprising a plurality of panel portions and a portion constituting adisplay card cut from an inner panel portion and adapted, when the boxis set up,

to constitute an extension of an outer panelportion. v

5. A. display boxor container made from a single folded'blank comprisinga plurality of panel portions, one of the walls of said box'bein'gformed of two of said panel portions the outer one of which is foldedinwardly over the inner on the line between them with the fold on theupper edge, saidinner panel portion being out to form a display cardportion adapted to constitute an extension of said-inwardly folded panelportion above the same.

6. A display box or container made from a single folded blank andhavingtwo side walls, two end walls, and a bottom, one of which are bent toform the outer faces of the I ends of the box and terminate in tuckflaps which are inserted in the ends of said pocket to lock the box inset up form.- I

7.. A blankfor a folded blank box or con-- tainerconsisting of a singlesheet of material cut and creased to form five panel portions in suchmanner that one of the intermediate pa nelportions forms the real bottomof the box, one of the portions adjacent to one edge of said bottom.forming portion forms one side of the box, another panel portionimmediately adjacent to said bottom portion forms an outer wall-ofthe'other side of the box, another panel portion adj acent to said outerside wall portion forms an inside faoing for said outer wall, anotherpanel porvtion adjacent to said inside facing member forms an inside orfalse bottom of'the box,

said outer side wall portion being slit to form a display card portionadapted to constitute an extension of said inside facing portion, saidfalse bottom portion being slit to form a tongue portion adapted to bebent up to form a vertical partition wall, and end H flaps integral withsome of said panel portions which form the ends of the box.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

nnnon RAYMOND WARREN.

